News &amp; Features - February 2011

The back room at Slider's Sports Bar & Grill in Fort Collins is decorated with a variety of Pittsburgh Steelers memorabelia like photos of players on the NFL football team, banners and also a yellow "Terrible Towel."

Members of the "GFP II" team from Coronado High School in Colorado Springs make adjustments to their robot in the pit area durin the First Tech Challenge Northern Colorado Scrimmage on Saturday at Kinard Middle School in Fort Collins. From left are David Donahue, 14, Zac Finley, 15, Geralynn Roebke, 14, and Marissa Mullen, 14.

Participants in the First Tech Challenge Northern Colorado Scrimmage run their robots on the field on Saturday at Kinard Middle School in Fort Collins. From left are Jennifer Malone, 17, Christopher Dyer, 15, and Kira Lindburg, 16, of Poudre High School's "Alpine Robotics" team and Ethan Rogers, 14, and T.J. Willecke, 16, who are home schooled and on team "Byte Riders."

Loveland residents Dillon Cole, left, Jacob Morey and Bryan Stevens walk past Art Lab and the former Quality Shoe Repair on East Fourth Street in downtown after having coffee together at Mandolin Cafe, 210 E. Fourth St. on Thursday afternoon.

Loveland resident Keri Eichinger, front left, goes up for a spike while playing volleyball Tuesday evening in the small gymnasium at the Chilson Recreation Center. The rec center hosts drop-in volleyball every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. where participants divide up into teams and play against each other in friendly competitions.

Loveland resident Rodney Hansen uses a snow blower to clear his driveway Tuesday morning in the 2200 block of North Garfield Avenue.

Down Zankey Construction Inc. owner Jeff Down, right, and his son, Sidney Down, build temporary walls to outside Countryside Liquor, 109 E. 37th St. on Tuesday morning to patch a hole that was caused Monday night when a car crashed into the building.